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On the Cutting Edge? Check Out These ‘Remote’ CPT® 2019 Additions With MPFS Tips
The CPT® 2019 code set is adding to your options for remote services. Here’s a rundown of the changes you can expect for certain remote monitoring services as well as EHR consultative time. Turn to 9945X for Remote Physiologic Monitoring The new code set will add codes for remote physiologic monitoring (like weight, BP, pulse […]
Continue reading...Don’t Let These Deleted CPT® Codes Sink Your 2019 Claims
8. October 2018
For claims to succeed, you can’t use deleted CPT® codes. There’s no getting around it. So give your claims their best chance in 2019 by making sure these deleted codes don’t land on your claims. And of course: You need to know the new codes (see blog post overviews Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) […]
Continue reading...Last-Minute Tips to Catch Every ICD-10-CM 2019 Eyelid Code Change
28. September 2018
It’s ICD-10-CM 2019-eve! A big chunk of the changes effective Oct. 1, 2018, make coding for many eyelid diagnoses more specific, requiring you to specify not only the eye but also the eyelid involved. To be sure you’re ready, here’s one last crash course in eyelid ICD-10-CM coding for 2019.
Continue reading...2019 MPFS: Prolonged Preventive Service Codes May Make It On to Telehealth List
25. September 2018
If telehealth is on your radar, you’ll want to watch the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019. The MPFS 2019 proposed rule discusses potential changes to Medicare telehealth services, specifically the addition of G0513 and G0514 to the Medicare telehealth list. Get a closer look at these codes so you’ll better understand them and the […]
Continue reading...Dive Deeper Into CPT® 2019 Updates With a Focus on Revised Descriptors
21. September 2018
You learned about CPT® 2019 additions in our overview series with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. But what about revisions? We covered some of those in relation to additions, but here are some more updates that may affect you when the changes are effective Jan. 1, 2019. (These are highlights, not a complete […]
Continue reading...Finish Your CPT® 2019 Overview With Lab to E/M: Part 3
14. September 2018
We’re in the home stretch of our first look at CPT® 2019! Let’s finish strong. Here’s Part 3, the last post in our series on new five-digit Category I CPT® 2019 codes. Don’t forget: Part 1 covers FNA to cardiovascular surgery, and Part 2 covers lymph node biopsy to breast MRI. This is just […]
Continue reading...New CPT® 2019 Codes From Biopsy to Breast MRI! Part 2
12. September 2018
CPT® 2019 has so many additions coming, we couldn’t fit them all in one post. Here is the overview of the next bunch so you can start forming your update plans and not miss a beat when you start using the new codes. Reminders: Part 1 covers FNA to cardiovascular surgery. This series of posts […]
Continue reading...Get Your CPT® 2019 Overview of New Codes Here! Part 1
6. September 2018
Start your AMA CPT® 2019 update prep with this quick primer on what you can expect when the new code set goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019. Note: This post will look at new Category I codes with 5 digits (not Cat. III or PLA codes). And remember that the information may change before the […]
Continue reading...Jumpstart CPT® 2019 Radiology Prep With Editorial Panel Sneak Peek
27. August 2018
CPT® 2019 radiology codes will be available for review soon, but you can get hints of what’s to come if you know where to look. The CPT® Editorial Panel’s summary documents give a glimpse of what’s been proposed and what’s been accepted, and the ACR has helped narrow the list to those most important to […]
Continue reading...Here’s How ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines Apply to New Ecstasy Poisoning Codes
23. August 2018
ICD-10-CM 2019 is adding a new subcategory for “poisoning by ecstasy,” effective Oct. 1, 2018. Poisoning is one of those coding terms that has a more complex meaning than you may first suspect. Read on to get clarity on when to use these new codes. Catch Complete Character Requirements for Ecstasy Codes ICD-10-CM 2019 adds […]
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17. October 2018
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